Gunbuster! Science Lesson

Chibis jumping up and down, talking about hard core scientific facts is the last thing to expect..if this wasn't Anno's work. This little extra paves the way nicely for the series both for factual and fictional background. It's a clever way to keep the series tidy of unending explanations and surely saves space in its short running time.

(Check my profile for a link to my personal site containing more up-to-date reviews and bonus media!) These short episodes came with the original Gunbuster releases and star Amano and Noriko as they educate the viewer on the science and history of their universe. Episodes are devoted to the science behind warping, the Space Monsters, and other topics with the average two-minute running time utilized well. The scientific explanations can get surprisingly dense, but following them isn’t exactly rewarding, as some (or all) of what it says is going to be fictional. Still, the care that has gone into these explanations is admirable and makes the Gunbusterworld more respectable. Hideaki Anno would go on to combine grounded sci-fi and the supernatural in Neon Genesis Evangelion. These shorts didn’t make me like Gunbuster any more than I did before but they’re certainly worth a watch and have a few silly moments.